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Alexandre Ludovic
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Ludovic Ribeiro Pereira
Date of birth	18 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2001–2003	Paivense
2003–2004	Porto
2004–2009	Feirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Feirense
2013–2015	Créteil
2015	Santa Clara
2015–2016	Chaves
2016	Zimbru Chișinău
2016–2017	Leixões
2017–2022	Penafiel
2022–2023	Varzim
Total
International career
2010	Portugal U20
2011–2012	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandre Ludovic Ribeiro Pereira (born 18 June 1990), known as Ludovic, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger.

He made 29 appearances and scored two goals in the Primeira Liga for Feirense but spent most of his career in the second tier, where he totalled 208 games and 15 goals primarily for Feirense and Penafiel as well as three other clubs. He also had brief spells in France and Moldova.

Club career

Feirense

Born in Paris, France to Portuguese parents, Ludovic was raised mainly in their country, and was formed as a footballer at C.D. Feirense after a year at FC Porto.^[2] He made his professional debut on 1 August 2009 in the first round of the Taça da Liga as a last-minute substitute for Claudinei Reis in a 1–1 away draw against Portimonense SC.^[3] He made his Liga de Honra bow 15 days later, as a starter in a 1–0 win at G.D. Chaves on the first day of the season.^[4]

Ludovic scored his first career goal on 13 February 2011 in the fifth minute of added time to beat F.C. Arouca 2–1 at home,^[5] and added another on 17 April in a 5–2 away victory over Moreirense F.C. as his team won promotion as runners-up to Gil Vicente FC.^[6] He played all bar one Primeira Liga games as the team from Santa Maria da Feira went straight back down in the 2011–12 campaign, scoring twice again, beginning with a late winner from the bench on 11 September in the 2–1 away defeat of S.C. Olhanense.^[7]

Créteil

On 24 June 2013, Ludovic moved to the outskirts of the city of his birth, signing for US Créteil-Lusitanos of Ligue 2 while his previous team retained 20% of his economic rights.^[8] He appeared in just under half of the matches in his one season, again scoring two goals; the first was in a 3–2 loss at FC Istres on 31 January,^[9]^[10] followed a week later by the opener in a 2–0 home win over Clermont Foot.^[11]

Return to Portugal

Ludovic returned to Portugal's second division with C.D. Santa Clara and Chaves, before a brief spell with FC Zimbru Chișinău in the Moldovan Super Liga. He returned home on 4 July 2016 to sign for Leixões SC.^[12]

On 13 June 2017, Ludovic was acquired by F.C. Penafiel.^[13] He renewed his contract two years later to last until 2021,^[14] and then again for one more year.^[15]

Ludovic dropped into the third tier for the first time in his career on 17 July 2022, signing a two-year deal at newly relegated Varzim SC.^[16] He announced his retirement in January 2023 at 32, immediately joining the club's coaching staff.^[17]

International career

Ludovic earned one cap for the Portugal under-20 team on 28 January 2010, starting a 2–2 friendly draw with China in Óbidos.^[18] He played twice at under-21 level, debuting on 14 November 2011 as a late substitute in a game of the same score away to Albania in a European qualifier.^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ludovic" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (24 February 2014). "Ludovic: a história de um jovem internacional português em França" [Ludovic: the story of a Portugal youth international in France] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Portimonense e Feirense empatam" [Portimonense and Feirense draw] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Desportivo de Chaves 0–0 Feirense". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 August 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Honra: Feirense vence Arouca com golo aos 95 minutos!" [Honour: Feirense beat Arouca with 95th-minute goal!] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Feirense é o novo líder da II Liga" [Feirense are the new leaders of the II League]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Ludovic salta do banco para decidir" [Ludovic comes off the bench to decide it]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 12 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Ludovic: do Feirense para o Créteil" [Ludovic: from Feirense to Créteil]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Dabo sans pitié pour Créteil" [Dabo has no mercy on Créteil]. Le Parisien (in French). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ G., Daniel (1 February 2014). "Sale soirée pour l'USCL" [Bad evening for USCL] (in French). US Créteil-Lusitanos. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Football: Créteil s'offre une cure de Genest" [Football: Créteil heal themselves by the hand of Genest]. Le Parisien (in French). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ Ferreira, André (4 July 2016). "Ludovic é o mais recente reforço" [Ludovic is the most recent addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "II Liga: Penafiel anuncia três reforços de uma assentada" [II League: Penafiel announce three signings in one go] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Ludovic renova com o Penafiel por mais duas épocas" [Ludovic renews with Penafiel for two more seasons]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ Alves, Pedro (9 June 2021). "Ludovic renova e parte para a quinta temporada no Penafiel" [Ludovic renews and embarks on the fifth season with Penafiel]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Varzim anuncia dois reforços de II Liga para lutar pela subida de divisão" [Varzim announce two additions from the II League to fight for promotion]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ Veloso Gomes, André; Monteiro, Hugo Miguel (8 January 2023). "Termina a carreira e passa a adjunto do Varzim depois do jogo com o Benfica" [He ends his career and joins Varzim's coaching staff after match with Benfica]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ "Sub-20: Empate (2–2) com a China" [Under-20: Draw (2–2) with China]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 January 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Albânia impõe empate a Portugal" [Albania impose a draw on Portugal] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2022.